TABLE 6.

Predictors of child anxiety at Time 3, controlling for age, IQ, and anxiety at Time 1

Predictors	B	Beta	t	P
Model 1
Age	−0.003	−0.073	−0.721	0.472
Verbal IQ	−0.002	−0.069	−0.843	0.401
Nonverbal IQ	−0.001	−0.021	−0.211	0.833
Anxiety at Time 1	0.550	0.520	6.356	<0.001
Model 2
Age	−0.002	−0.045	−0.445	0.657
Verbal IQ	−0.001	−0.051	−0.626	0.533
Nonverbal IQ	0.000	−0.007	−0.074	0.941
Anxiety at Time 1	0.579	0.548	6.699	<0.001
Teacher‐rated peer problems	0.010	0.046	0.552	0.582
Negative response bias	1.030	0.188	2.264	0.026
Self‐esteem	−0.002	−0.002	−0.256	0.798

Note: Model 1: R ² = 0.269, F(4, 112) = 10.308, p < 0.001. Model 2: R ² = 0.309, F(7, 109) = 6.958, p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: FER, Facial Emotion Recognition test; SCARED, Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SPPC, Self Perception Profile for Children.